§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will tabulate in theOfficial Report the overall increase in percentage of fares charged by London Regional Transport for each fare increase since January 1984, together with the respective increase in the cost of living index for the relevant preceding period.
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 30 January 1989]: The information requested is as follows. As a result of the increased use made of travelcards and capitalcards, the fare charged per mile travelled has remained broadly constant in real terms over the period 1984–85 to 1988–89.
Annual fare increases Per cent. Annual cost of living increase (using RPI) Per cent. January 1985 18.5 17.8 January 1986 6.5 5.5 January 1987 4.0 3.9 January 1988 9.5 3.3 January 1989 12.4 26.8 Note: All figures indexed from January the previous year except as noted below.
1 Figures indexed from previous fare increase in May 1983.
2 December 1988 prices indexed to December 1987 (January 1989 figures not yet available for comparison with January 1988).